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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 ** BAKU - Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korchok will pay a working visit to Azerbaijan. ** MOSCOW - Russian Finance Minister Siluanov speaks at the budget and finance committee at the Duma - 0700 GMT
** TURKEY - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds a joint news conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi. - 1030 GMT
** PARIS - French president Emmanuel Macron meets Poland's prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki. - 1200 GMT
DUBLIN - St. Patrick's Festival (final day)
TOKYO – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are to visit Japan and South korea. (To March 18)
VIENNA - Austrian President Sebastian Kurz receives his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin for talks in Vienna before speaking to reporters - 1130 GMT.
BRUSSELS - EU Council's chief, Charles Michel, debates COVID-19 in Committee of Regions – 1400 GMT.
TRIPOLI - Tunisian President Kais Saied will visit Libya. BRUSSELS - The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet the prime minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili at NATO HQ.
SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Korea (to Mar. 19).
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis give news conference in Berlin - 1430 GMT
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Moscow. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on St. Patrick's Day.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas gives a press conference on COVID-19. ITALY - Anniversary of the unification of Italy
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1100 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe". NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin hold a joint news conference with their South Korean counterparts Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and Defence Minister Suh Wook after their meeting.
SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at presidential Blue House.
BRUSSELS - ECB President Christine Lagarde debates state of Eurozone in EU Parliament – 0800 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides debates COVID19 in EU Committee of Regions – 1045 GMT.
BRUSSELS - EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis debates EU recovery in EU Committee of Regions – 1330 GMT.
BRUSSELS - EU energy chief Kadri Simson debates the EU Green Deal and renovation wave in EU Committee of Regions – 1515 GMT.
BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council
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FRIDAY, MARCH 19
DHAKA – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit Bangladesh (to Mar. 20). NEW DELHI - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in India, marking the first visit by a senior member of the Biden administration to the country seen as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. (To Mar. 20)
CURACAO – Estates of Curacao election.
EGYPT – 10th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MARCH 22
** GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a news conference on the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
** BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a news conference ahead of foreign ministers meeting - 1200 GMT
NEW DELHI - Afghan foreign minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar will visit India.
GLOBAL - World Water Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MARCH 23
BRUSSELS - The foreign ministers of the NATO member states will meet in person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic from March 23 to 24 in Brussels. GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day. BRUSSELS - Informal video conference of European affairs ministers ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan "for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030." GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MARCH 25
** ANKARA - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Turkish leaders in capital Ankara.
BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting via videoconference. BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26). - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
** GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), to hold a news conference on the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BRUSSELS - Euro Summit.
DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh (to Mar. 27).
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SUNDAY, MARCH 28
** TAIPEI - Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. visits Taiwan. (To Apr. 1)
BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election.
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MONDAY, MARCH 29
** GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a news conference on the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BRUSSELS - The European Commission hosts the fifth Brussels Conference in virtual format on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region." (To MARCH 30) - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
BRUNEI - 25th ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting via videoconference.
BRUNEI - 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030. CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) – President election.
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THURSDAY, APR. 1
VIENNA - 15th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APR. 2
** GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a news conference on the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
GREENLAND - Greenland holds general election. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 WASHINGTON D.C. - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings (to April 11). WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to meet U.S. President Joe Biden
SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 11
CHILE - Local and constitutional convention elections in Chile.
ECUADOR - Ecuador holds second round of presidential elections for 2021-2025 term. PERU - Peru holds presidential elections. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
** ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Turkey. BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on Next Generation EU funding strategy.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas gives a press conference on the "EU Agenda to tackle organized crime (2021-2025)" and on a new "EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17)
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SUNDAY, APRIL 18
CAPE VERDE - Cape Verde holds legislative election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 19
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a press conference on a communication on a climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a news conference on the review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive. BRUSSELS - European Commission digital chief Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on artificial intelligence and on "A trusted and secure European e-ID." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
PORTUGAL - Informal meeting of energy ministers - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 26
** NEW DELHI - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be visiting India. It will be his first visit abroad since the UK left the European Union. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1000 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on Next Generation EU funding strategy. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe." - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 30
BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections.
CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections.
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TUESDAY, MAY 4 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 6
SCOTLAND (PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM)- Scottish Parliament election. WALES - National Assembly for Wales Election.
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MONDAY, MAY 10
** BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAY 11
** BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 17
** BRUSSELS - EU Informal General Affairs Council meeting.
** BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 18
** BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 20
** BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.
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